The Clue
Shak. is its most-quoted writer (3 letter answer)
The Answer
OED
Tags
Notes
The answer OED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
Related Clues
Brit. lexicon
Brit. reference
Distinguished dict.
Eng. lexicon
Etymologist's ref.
Lib. reference
Library ref.
Massive ref.
Multivolume ref.
Orthographer's ref.
Philologist's ref.
Ref. book
Ref. set
Ref. staple
U.K. lexicon
U.K. reference
20-vol. work
Brit. ref. work
Brit. reference work
Brit. word reference
Citation-filled ref.
Expensive ref. work
Large ref. book
Monument of lexicography, for short
Multivolume ref. work
Multivolume set, for short
Noted ref. book
Often-cited ref.
Philologists' work, for short
"The Professor and the Madman" subj.
Respected ref. work
Some library vols.
U.K. wordsmith's ref.
It comes in many vols.
James Murray work: Abbr.
Noted publication of 1933, for short
"The Professor and the Madman" topic, for short
Ref. work with online subscriptions
It may fill a lib. shelf
Work started by London's Philological Soc.
Definition
OED as a noun:
1. (Oxford English Dictionary, O.E.D., OED) = an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles